“It’s a terrific read and is certain to rekindle an awe for the character of Christ.”

This book has been an amazing read so far. Endorsed by Lee Strobel and Eric Metaxas! It’s encouraged my trust in the goodness of Christ.

Tom Gilson takes a fresh perspective that makes this the first work of apologetics that made me want to worship [Jesus]. … There are plenty of books that defend the reliability of the Gospels by looking at historical evidence or examining skeptical objections. Gilson does a bit of an end-around and shows that the person of…     SHOW MORE…                       ““Fresh perspective. … Apologetics that made me want to worship””

I read many great apologetics books about Jesus, but this one was truly very different. I didn’t walk away with a ton of facts and figures to memorize. Instead, I walked away with a renewed sense of awe for the person of Christ and some great logical points solidifying my faith that the Gospel stories…     SHOW MORE…                       ““Is there really anything new to learn about Jesus?””

I was fascinated by this book. Tom Gilson takes a novel and fresh approach by looking at what we can learn about Jesus from what actually “isn’t” said about Him in the Bible. There were a lot of “ah-ha” moments. I recommend reading this book to take a new and refreshing look at Jesus. He…     SHOW MORE…                       “Learning from what the Bible doesn’t say about Jesus!”

This book takes a refreshing approach to examining the life and works of Jesus of Nazareth, one that he admits he “resurrected” from the past but has been lost to modern readers. This approach is to look at Jesus based on what He “didn’t say,” and what He “didn’t do,” rather than what He did…     SHOW MORE…                       ““Simple, unique way to take a fresh look at Jesus of Nazareth””

This book will pull you in and help you meditate on the beauty, majesty, and goodness of Jesus Christ.

Gilson’s thesis is an amazing one and I hope to see more engagement with it. It would be incredible to see what someone like Bart Ehrman would say to it. I hope it gets out in the world of academia all the more. … This is a book to be taken seriously by Christian and…     SHOW MORE…                       ““Gilson’s thesis is an amazing one””

Gilson’s approach reminded me of some arguments by the literary giant G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936). … [The] book is a refreshing new view of the most influential person of history. … Gilson convincingly rebuts the claim that the Gospel accounts are simply legends.

Jesus had become so familiar to me that I kind of forgot how amazing He really is. My mind has stopped registering how wonderful He really is. Of course I still love Him and acknowledge the gift of eternal life in heaven that He provided me. But the relationship end of knowing Jesus grows stale…     SHOW MORE…                       ““Totally shook me up — helped me to reopen my eyes to Jesus””

Christ’s brilliance can become dulled by our familiarity with the Gospel accounts. Tom Gilson deftly and delightfully helps us reexamine Christ’s life and character by inviting us to look at what Jesus didn’t do. This fresh, invigorating approach reignited my passion to worship Christ and enabled me to understand His love in a much deeper,…

    SHOW MORE…                       ““Deftly and delightfully helps us reexamine Christ’s life and character””

Through highlighting the extraordinarily powerful and excellent character of Christ, and exposing the holes in skeptics’ theories about the credibility of the Jesus ‘story’, Tom Gilson takes the reader on a journey that ends in worship. Interestingly much of his case is made in what Jesus didn’t do which I found to be a rather…     SHOW MORE…                       “Thought-provoking! Worship Inducing!”

Tom Gilson’s masterpiece took everything I thought I knew about Jesus and turned it upside down! I didn’t think I could fall in love with Christ again but this book helped prove me wrong. Absolutely brilliant!

Fascinating… Really interesting… Unique… A new angle a lot of us haven’t considered… What an eye-opener; it’s like looking at a multi-faceted diamond and seeing brilliance that you’d never seen before.

Tom Gilson’s new book,  Too Good To Be False, is extraordinary, and probably groundbreaking with respect to the gospels! I exuberantly recommend it to everyone, whether you are a current follower of Jesus, a skeptic, or a devoted Muslim, etc. This book compellingly demonstrates that the character of Jesus is unsurpassed in all of literature.…     SHOW MORE…                       “A masterpiece of fresh scholarship on Jesus and the Gospels!”